Today I have some early morning pictures from Volendam. This is good because it rained most of the day during our ride. Volendam is an interesting city in that 1) it is the only Catholic community in Northern Holland and 2) it has produced many pop music stars and its high school sports teams compete at the highest level, even if it is a small population. It is also a thriving fishing community and I took a picture of a statue of an old fisherman wearing wooden shoes. Our guide had no explanation for this combination of demographic peculiarities. One of my pictures is just pretty, the other shows a water reflection of the Catholic church in town—make of it what you will. Our bicycle ride today took us through Edam, home of the world famous cheese. This cheese tastes quite different than the Edam cheese that shows up in our American grocery stores. Anne and I will be bringing home a small round of their goat cheese. I took a picture of Anne at the cheese market, helping out with moving the milk containers.
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